Center For Individual Freedom

Fairfax, VA
Tax-exempt since Aug. 1999
EIN: 54-1916980

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(4) Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Category: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Citizen Participation (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$1.81M (2023)

Expenses

$1.83M (2023)

Total Assets

$677k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$184k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$1,806,495

Expenses

$1,825,335

Net Income

-$18,840

Net Assets

$493,184

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,668,577	92.4%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$4,056	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$3,435	0.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$130,427	7.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$281,204	15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$24,156	1.3%
Other Salaries and Wages	$130,453	7.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$676,931
Total Liabilities	$183,747
Net Assets	$493,184

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey L Mazzella (President)	$145,415	$0	$26,000
Renee L Giachino (Secretary/Treasurer)	$56,427	$0	$32,284
Anthony M Fabrizio Jr (Chairman Of The Board)	$1,500	$0	$0
Christopher T Craig (Director)	$1,500	$0	$0

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990

Filed on March 25, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$1,612,150

Expenses

$1,672,012

Net Income

-$59,862

Net Assets

$512,024

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,543,124	95.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$171	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$68,855	4.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$276,865	16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$41,177	2.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$130,182	7.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$719,908
Total Liabilities	$207,884
Net Assets	$512,024

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey L Mazzella (President)	$141,515	$0	$26,000
Renee L Giachino (Secretary/Treasurer)	$43,676	$0	$32,284
Anthony M Fabrizio Jr (Chairman Of The Board)	$1,500	$0	$0
Christopher T Craig (Director)	$1,500	$0	$0

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990

Filed on March 28, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$2,501,744

Expenses

$2,579,428

Net Income

-$77,684

Net Assets

$509,630

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,406,233	96.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$49	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$95,462	3.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$237,315	9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$133,619	5.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$151,151	5.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$736,221
Total Liabilities	$226,591
Net Assets	$509,630

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey L Mazzella (President)	$144,515	$0	$22,087
Renee L Giachino (Secretary/Treasurer)	$42,217	$0	$27,786
Anthony M Fabrizio Jr (Chairman Of The Board)	$2,500	$0	$0
Christopher T Craig (Director)	$2,500	$0	$0

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Filed on March 28, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$2,373,701

Expenses

$2,162,708

Net Income

$210,993

Net Assets

$587,314

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,200,610	92.7%
Program Services	$120,000	5.1%
Investment Income	$352	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$52,739	2.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$268,999	12.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$68,266	3.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$190,459	8.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$763,736
Total Liabilities	$176,422
Net Assets	$587,314

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey L Mazzella (President)	$159,313	$0	$20,879
Renee L Giachino (Secretary/Treasurer)	$57,727	$0	$28,389
Anthony M Fabrizio Jr (Chairman Of The Board)	$4,500	$0	$0
Bruce Herschensohn (Director)	$4,500	$0	$0
Christopher T Craig (Director)	$4,500	$0	$0

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990

Filed on March 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$2,714,636

Expenses

$3,095,822

Net Income

-$381,186

Net Assets

$372,321

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,511,791	92.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$616	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$62,298	2.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$139,931	5.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$290,991	9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$42,071	1.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$221,710	7.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$616,162
Total Liabilities	$243,841
Net Assets	$372,321

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey L Mazzella (President)	$159,413	$0	$19,628
Renee L Giachino (Secretary/Treasurer)	$57,823	$0	$28,478
Anthony M Fabrizio Jr (Chairman Of The Board)	$6,000	$0	$0
Bruce Herschensohn (Director)	$6,000	$0	$0
Christopher T Craig (Director)	$6,000	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$2,891,411

Expenses

$2,711,831

Net Income

$179,580

Net Assets

$753,507

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,819,812	97.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$725	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$70,874	2.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$312,964	11.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$29,200	1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$224,911	8.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$929,727
Total Liabilities	$176,220
Net Assets	$753,507

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$1,799,615

Expenses

$2,043,639

Net Income

-$244,024

Net Assets

$588,988

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,684,830	93.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$218	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$114,567	6.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$352,415	17.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$38,254	1.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$237,832	11.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$789,357
Total Liabilities	$200,369
Net Assets	$588,988

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$9,964,525

Expenses

$9,875,250

Net Income

$89,275

Net Assets

$833,012

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,780,305	98.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$206	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$184,051	1.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$37

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$340,942	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$58,359	0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$232,110	2.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,083,225
Total Liabilities	$250,213
Net Assets	$833,012

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$3,389,643

Expenses

$3,663,537

Net Income

-$273,894

Net Assets

$743,737

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,152,543	93.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$255	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$236,845	7.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$332,925	9.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$36,740	1.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$231,783	6.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,012,324
Total Liabilities	$268,587
Net Assets	$743,737

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$3,652,196

Expenses

$3,738,241

Net Income

-$86,045

Net Assets

$1,017,631

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,289,526	90.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$226	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$362,444	9.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$305,261	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$40,890	1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$213,052	5.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,173,219
Total Liabilities	$155,588
Net Assets	$1,017,631

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$2,557,530

Expenses

$4,447,273

Net Income

-$1,889,743

Net Assets

$1,103,676

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,398,330	93.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$220	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$159,692	6.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$712
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$289,884	6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$38,124	0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$199,150	4.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,358,070
Total Liabilities	$254,394
Net Assets	$1,103,676

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$6,400,506

Expenses

$4,612,007

Net Income

$1,788,499

Net Assets

$2,926,913

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,224,695	97.3%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$317	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$175,494	2.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$285,335	6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$36,063	0.8%
Other Salaries and Wages	$194,150	4.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,168,165
Total Liabilities	$241,252
Net Assets	$2,926,913

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$5,588,635

Expenses

$5,757,719

Net Income

-$169,084

Net Assets

$1,138,414

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,420,575	97.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,543	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$166,370	3.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$147	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$312,479	5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$46,817	0.8%
Other Salaries and Wages	$201,489	3.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,271,072
Total Liabilities	$132,658
Net Assets	$1,138,414

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Center For Individual Freedom

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $1.81M (2023)

Expenses $1.83M (2023)

Total Assets $677k (2023)

Total Liabilities $184k (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2011

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Revenue

$1.81M (2023)

Expenses

$1.83M (2023)

Total Assets

$677k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$184k (2023)

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